We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/12/this_day_in_1944_24_december.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:57:52 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Infantrymen, attached to the 4th Armored Division, fire at German troops, in the American advance to relieve the pressure on surrounded airborne troops in Bastogne.(Photo credits: U.S. National Archives) This year I'm excerpting from the Official History - The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge, by Hugh Cole. Continuing with that theme: The assault on the morning of the 24th followed what had become standard tactics with the 4th Armored. First came a short concentration fired by the artillery. There followed an advance into the village by two teams, each composed of one tank and one infantry company working closely together.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/12/this_day_in_1944_24_december.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/12/this_day_in_1944_24_december.html Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:45:12 -0600 .. by the 24th, my Grandpa (116th Infantry) was already at Stalag 12A... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/12/this_day_in_1944_24_december.html#comment-36944 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/12/this_day_in_1944_24_december.html#comment-36944 Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:00:04 -0600